Number of infant deaths, annual growth rate in Jamaica
Jamaica: Number of infant deaths, annual growth rate was -3.6 % change on previous year in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
-3.6 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 36.9%
World rank
140th
of 199 countries
All-time high
-0.4605 % change on previous year
in 1991
All-time low
-6.79 % change on previous year
in 2000
Years of data
67
1958–2024
Number of infant deaths, annual growth rate in Jamaica, 1958–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, number of infant deaths, annual growth rate in Jamaica stood at -3.6 % change on previous year.
The figure is down 36.9% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, annual growth rate in Jamaica peaked at -0.4605 % change on previous year in 1991 and was at its lowest, -6.79 % change on previous year, in 2000.
Jamaica ranks 140th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 67 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, annual growth rate in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | -1.07 % change on previous year | — |
| 1959 | -2.26 % change on previous year | +110.6% |
| 1960 | -1.94 % change on previous year | -14.1% |
| 1961 | -2.66 % change on previous year | +37.2% |
| 1962 | -3.82 % change on previous year | +43.6% |
| 1963 | -3.07 % change on previous year | -19.7% |
| 1964 | -2.49 % change on previous year | -18.8% |
| 1965 | -3.35 % change on previous year | +34.6% |
| 1966 | -3.91 % change on previous year | +16.6% |
| 1967 | -3.47 % change on previous year | -11.3% |
| 1968 | -3.95 % change on previous year | +13.9% |
| 1969 | -4.51 % change on previous year | +14.3% |
| 1970 | -4.57 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1971 | -4.48 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1972 | -4.48 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1973 | -3.42 % change on previous year | -23.6% |
| 1974 | -4.58 % change on previous year | +33.9% |
| 1975 | -5.57 % change on previous year | +21.5% |
| 1976 | -4.44 % change on previous year | -20.2% |
| 1977 | -4.29 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 1978 | -3.97 % change on previous year | -7.5% |
| 1979 | -2.82 % change on previous year | -28.9% |
| 1980 | -2.75 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 1981 | -2.27 % change on previous year | -17.7% |
| 1982 | -1.37 % change on previous year | -39.5% |
| 1983 | -0.9615 % change on previous year | -29.8% |
| 1984 | -1.67 % change on previous year | +73.9% |
| 1985 | -2.8 % change on previous year | +67.3% |
| 1986 | -3.72 % change on previous year | +33.1% |
| 1987 | -3.52 % change on previous year | -5.6% |
| 1988 | -3.04 % change on previous year | -13.6% |
| 1989 | -2.94 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 1990 | -1.87 % change on previous year | -36.4% |
| 1991 | -0.4605 % change on previous year | -75.4% |
| 1992 | -0.5948 % change on previous year | +29.2% |
| 1993 | -2.19 % change on previous year | +268.9% |
| 1994 | -3.6 % change on previous year | +64.2% |
| 1995 | -4.58 % change on previous year | +27.2% |
| 1996 | -5.25 % change on previous year | +14.5% |
| 1997 | -5.77 % change on previous year | +10.0% |
| 1998 | -6.13 % change on previous year | +6.1% |
| 1999 | -6.53 % change on previous year | +6.5% |
| 2000 | -6.79 % change on previous year | +4.1% |
| 2001 | -5.36 % change on previous year | -21.0% |
| 2002 | -2.99 % change on previous year | -44.2% |
| 2003 | -1.76 % change on previous year | -41.1% |
| 2004 | -1.8 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 2005 | -1.83 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 2006 | -1.86 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 2007 | -2.25 % change on previous year | +21.0% |
| 2008 | -2.55 % change on previous year | +13.1% |
| 2009 | -2.99 % change on previous year | +17.3% |
| 2010 | -3.34 % change on previous year | +11.7% |
| 2011 | -3.59 % change on previous year | +7.4% |
| 2012 | -3.58 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2013 | -3 % change on previous year | -16.2% |
| 2014 | -2.8 % change on previous year | -6.7% |
| 2015 | -2.27 % change on previous year | -18.8% |
| 2016 | -2.33 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 2017 | -2.54 % change on previous year | +9.2% |
| 2018 | -1.95 % change on previous year | -23.0% |
| 2019 | -1.33 % change on previous year | -32.0% |
| 2020 | -1.18 % change on previous year | -11.3% |
| 2021 | -1.36 % change on previous year | +15.6% |
| 2022 | -1.55 % change on previous year | +14.1% |
| 2023 | -2.63 % change on previous year | +69.3% |
| 2024 | -3.6 % change on previous year | +36.9% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's -3.6 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -3.4 % change on previous year, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's -3.6 % change on previous year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -2.81 % change on previous year, 1.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of infant deaths, annual growth rate in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -268.9% | -0.5948 % change on previous year | -2.19 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -1.67 % change on previous year | -2.26 % change on previous year | -1.07 % change on previous year | 2 |
| 1960s | -3.32 % change on previous year | -4.51 % change on previous year | -1.94 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | -4.26 % change on previous year | -5.57 % change on previous year | -2.82 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.5 % change on previous year | -3.72 % change on previous year | -0.9615 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -3.7 % change on previous year | -6.53 % change on previous year | -0.4605 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -3.02 % change on previous year | -6.79 % change on previous year | -1.76 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.67 % change on previous year | -3.59 % change on previous year | -1.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.07 % change on previous year | -3.6 % change on previous year | -1.18 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 137 Namibia -3.44 % change on previous year compare
- 138 Paraguay -3.46 % change on previous year compare
- 139 Austria -3.59 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Mexico -3.62 % change on previous year compare
- 142 Myanmar -3.64 % change on previous year compare
- 143 Colombia -3.66 % change on previous year compare
More health data for Jamaica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3325 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,308 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0278 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, annual growth rate in Jamaica?
- Number of infant deaths, annual growth rate in Jamaica was -3.6 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, annual growth rate recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was -0.4605 % change on previous year in 1991.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, annual growth rate recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.79 % change on previous year in 2000.
- How does Jamaica rank for number of infant deaths, annual growth rate?
- Jamaica ranks 140th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, annual growth rate rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of infant deaths, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of infant deaths. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of infant deaths. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.